Recording artiste Fairuz Hussein is a familiar name in the Malaysian music industry. The talent of second daughter to award-winning director/actor Hussein Abu Hassan A.M.N. and actress Mahyon Ismail was discovered by well known composer and producer Adnan Abu Hassan and later was offered to sign a recording contract with international label Sony (CBS) in 1988. She was the first ever Malaysian artist to be put onto CD[1][2] and she is known for her hits such as Kali Pertama, Lembayung Sepi, Ku Menyintai, Kedewasaan Cinta, Coba Lagi, Sambaria, Curiga, Lets Dance etc. She is also known as Vocal educator on hit reality TV show Studio Bintang Kecil and toured Malaysia with Akademi Fantasia (season 8) as a professional jury in 2010. She is also the creator for reality TV show and producer for Geng Bakat ( RTM )in 2012 and Eco Pintar a sitcom/artshow starring Erul AF, Intan Farhani Fadzil etc. in 2013.
While singing at the Holiday Inn, her talent was discovered by award-winning producer Adnan Abu Hassan and recorded her first album in 1988 and the recordings took place in Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. Her second album followed in 1989. She had the privilege to work with established producers and songwriters such as Harry Sabar, Elfa Seciora, Johan Nawawi, Zul Nadzar, James F Sundah, Billy J Budiardjo, Fariz RM and many more.
DiscographyEdit
1988 – Kali Pertama
1989 – Fairuz Hussein
2004 – Anugerah
Ghetto Music ProductionEdit
Started the company with her partner/husband Zulkifli Nadzar in 1991 intended to be only a publishing house to hold the rights for their songs. In 2003 they opened a recording studio and released two singles Lets Dance and Ketenangan Abadi and later released 'Anugerah'. One of the songs in the album, 'Yamano Ima' was chosen as finalist in the USA Songwriting competition in 2005.
She has collaborated with Zul for several albums and TV soundtracks one of them was the hit Telenovela 'A Time For Us' (in which they wrote and sang the beautiful duet 'A Place For You') a joint Malaysia/Philippines TV episodes which also has been nominated for best Telenovela in the 2010 International Emmy Awards and also in hit reality show 'Studio Bintang Kecil' where Fairuz was the vocal educator and Zul was the musical director.
Personal lifeEdit
Fairuz has a son, Syarifudin Amin with producer husband Zulkifli Nadzar.[3] Though she is very active in her music career she still paints.Her Paintings are being sold at art Galleries in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur.
She and her husband are known not only as artists but also as music activists. She has spoken out against dirty politics in the Malaysian music industry and also boycotted the AIM.
ReferencesEdit
^"Awie is first Malaysian artiste featured on video compact disc". The Straits Times. December 27, 1995.
^Zainal Alam Kadir (October 29, 2001). "A sensational affair". New Straits Times.
^"Fairuz finds her forte". Business Times. September 24, 1999.
October 19, 2023
fairuz, hussein, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, t. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fairuz Hussein news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Malay name there is no family name The name Hussein is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by the given name Fairuz Fairuz bin Hussein born 12 October 1965 is a Malaysian R amp B Jazz singer songwriter producer Fairuz bin Husseinفيروز حسين Born 1965 10 12 12 October 1965 age 57 Kuala LumpurOccupation s R amp B Jazz singer songwriter producerYears active1988 presentParentsHussein Abu Hassan father Mahyon Ismail mother RelativesFaizal Hussein Dilla Hussein Fairuz HusseinMusical careerGenresPop balladInstrument s VocalsRecording artiste Fairuz Hussein is a familiar name in the Malaysian music industry The talent of second daughter to award winning director actor Hussein Abu Hassan A M N and actress Mahyon Ismail was discovered by well known composer and producer Adnan Abu Hassan and later was offered to sign a recording contract with international label Sony CBS in 1988 She was the first ever Malaysian artist to be put onto CD 1 2 and she is known for her hits such as Kali Pertama Lembayung Sepi Ku Menyintai Kedewasaan Cinta Coba Lagi Sambaria Curiga Lets Dance etc She is also known as Vocal educator on hit reality TV show Studio Bintang Kecil and toured Malaysia with Akademi Fantasia season 8 as a professional jury in 2010 She is also the creator for reality TV show and producer for Geng Bakat RTM in 2012 and Eco Pintar a sitcom artshow starring Erul AF Intan Farhani Fadzil etc in 2013 Contents 1 Recording career 2 Discography 3 Ghetto Music Production 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesRecording career EditWhile singing at the Holiday Inn her talent was discovered by award winning producer Adnan Abu Hassan and recorded her first album in 1988 and the recordings took place in Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta Her second album followed in 1989 She had the privilege to work with established producers and songwriters such as Harry Sabar Elfa Seciora Johan Nawawi Zul Nadzar James F Sundah Billy J Budiardjo Fariz RM and many more Discography Edit1988 Kali Pertama 1989 Fairuz Hussein 2004 AnugerahGhetto Music Production EditStarted the company with her partner husband Zulkifli Nadzar in 1991 intended to be only a publishing house to hold the rights for their songs In 2003 they opened a recording studio and released two singles Lets Dance and Ketenangan Abadi and later released Anugerah One of the songs in the album Yamano Ima was chosen as finalist in the USA Songwriting competition in 2005 She has collaborated with Zul for several albums and TV soundtracks one of them was the hit Telenovela A Time For Us in which they wrote and sang the beautiful duet A Place For You a joint Malaysia Philippines TV episodes which also has been nominated for best Telenovela in the 2010 International Emmy Awards and also in hit reality show Studio Bintang Kecil where Fairuz was the vocal educator and Zul was the musical director Personal life EditFairuz has a son Syarifudin Amin with producer husband Zulkifli Nadzar 3 Though she is very active in her music career she still paints Her Paintings are being sold at art Galleries in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur She and her husband are known not only as artists but also as music activists She has spoken out against dirty politics in the Malaysian music industry and also boycotted the AIM References Edit Awie is first Malaysian artiste featured on video compact disc The Straits Times December 27 1995 Zainal Alam Kadir October 29 2001 A sensational affair New Straits Times Fairuz finds her forte Business Times September 24 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairuz Hussein amp oldid 1172639293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
